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LOCATION
: Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
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18 00 N, 105 00 E
In 1975 the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy. Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, an easing of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997.
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